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Last month, the CDC backed down on strict opioid guidelines amid backlash from providers and chronic pain patients. As a pain specialist, I’ve seen firsthand

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Chronic pain management: What is the role of medical ethics?

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, ASBH, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Chronic Pain, medical ethics, opioids, Pain

Exploring decision-making and chronic pain: how some value limited quality lives over prolonged harsh ones and the different parties impacted.

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Is interventional pain medicine right for you?

August 14, 2020March 22, 2021Healthcare, Homa Shalchi, interventional pain medicine, Pain

Dr. Krishna Shah discusses what you need to know about interventional pain medicine.

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Baggage and back pain: What’s the connection?

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019Healthcare, Melissa Tucker, Orthopedic surgery, Pain

Everyone has their own baggage, and it usually includes the phone, tablet, laptop, notebooks, makeup, toiletry bags, lunch bag, change of clothes, change of shoes,

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Enduring pain: How much suffering is enough?

November 17, 2017November 17, 2017Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, HHASS Student, Julia Jung, Pain

When faced with a painful event, people are often told to “hang in there” or “tough it out” as if there is value in the